Never forget. Never forgive.
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
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- Body horror
- Graphic violence
- Bleak ending
- Harm to children
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Character
Bleak, overwhelming, meticulous and classical in form.
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
30 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Archivists.
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Cast
- Johnny DeppSweeney Todd
- Helena Bonham CarterMrs. Lovett
- Alan RickmanJudge Turpin
- Timothy SpallBeadle
- Sacha Baron CohenPirelli
- Jamie Campbell BowerAnthony
- Laura Michelle KellyLucy / Beggar Woman
- Jayne WisenerJohanna
- Ed SandersToby
- Gracie May WeldonBaby Johanna
Crew
- Tim BurtonDirector
- John LoganScreenplay
- Dariusz WolskiDirector of Photography
- Stephen SondheimOriginal Music Composer
- Chris LebenzonEditor
- John LoganProducer
- Richard D. ZanuckProducer
- Walter F. ParkesProducer
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